OK, I don’t usually resort to all uppercase letters when writing posts as it is bad etiquette and akin to shouting at you, but in this case I am shouting at you! This is about as bad as it gets so this is one of the most important posts you may read. Ransomware is a … [Read more…]
If you are a customer or Highcomm or a regular visitor to this website then you are probably aware that I am fairly paranoid about backing up data. Well, I thought I was paranoid until I read the article which is referenced below. Personally I have a desktop backup which I run whenever I feel it … [Read more…]
For those of you who are still considering upgrading to Windows 8,don’t bother, Microsoft are about to release windows 9! Yes, that’s right Microsoft are ready to release Windows 9 to the world (well at least the public preview will be released soon) only 2 years after the release of Windows 8! OK, first question … [Read more…]
OK, let’s get one thing straight from the start: ALL electronic and computer equipment is very sensitive to power fluctuations. By fluctuations I mean the general day to day variations in the voltage of your power supply as well as power surges, brown-outs and power cuts. And you will all be experiencing these more often … [Read more…]
What is Office 365? Wikipedia – Office 365 is a subscription-based online office and software plus services suite which offers access to various services and software built around the Microsoft Office platform. I hope that explains it, if not keep reading! To put it simply, Office 365 is Microsoft’s latest iteration of it’s Office suite following closely on the heels of Office … [Read more…]
So what does End-of-Life Mean For Windows XP and you? You may already be aware that Microsoft has “retired” Windows XP, its 13 year old Operating System. To be more precise, they have ended support for the Operating System which means no more critical and security updates will be released which in turn means it … [Read more…]
What is the Heartbleed bug and should you be worried? First off: Don’t Panic! I am not even going to pretend that I understand what this bug is or how it works, however I can say that the experts claim it is one of the worst bugs ever seen on the net and that it … [Read more…]
And more importantly, why is it so important to you? Read any article about computers, or have any discussion with anyone involved with computers and you will come across a variety of terms relating to storage & backup. These will include, backup, storage, data synchronisation, NAS (or Network Attached Storage), USB/Firewire Storage and cloud storage. All … [Read more…]
Hi, just a quick update & warning about phones & the changes to the Telstra mobile networks. I bought my phone from Dick Smith about a month ago. It has been working fine although I wasn’t certain but am now that it was operating on the 2G network. Not a problem, although Internet connections were … [Read more…]
About a month ago I decided it could not wait any longer, my 6 year old Nokia had to go and so I bought my first smartphone. Don’t get me wrong, I loved my Nokia but it was getting on a bit and I was finding more & more need for access to things like … [Read more…]